Dodangaslanda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Dodangaslanda in Kurunegala District, North Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.[1] Dodangaslanda electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 J. L. Kotelawala United National Party 1947-52
1952 1952-56
1956 1956-60
1960 (March) A. U. Romanis 1960
1960 (July) 1960-65
1965 R. R. W. Rajapakse Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1965-66
1966 by-election Leticia Rajapakse 1966-70
1970 S. Wijewardena 1970-77
1977 S. W. Alawatuwala United National Party 1977-89

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
John Lionel KotelawalaUnited National PartyElephant17,548
C. B. MolagodaKey2,263
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes197
Total Polled20,008
Registered Electors34,275
Turnout

1952 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
John Lionel KotelawalaUnited National PartyHand21,934
C. A. MathewUmbrella6,466
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes195
Total Polled28,595
Registered Electors37,253
Turnout

1956 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
John Lionel KotelawalaUnited National PartyElephant20,286
T. B. HerathHand12,012
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes209
Total Polled32,507
Registered Electors46,811
Turnout

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
A. U. RomanisUnited National PartyElephant7,571
R. R. W. RajapakseStar5,638
M. B. PussellaHand4,323
Ratna B. EkanayakeCartwheel1,124
G. G. A. de SilvaUmbrella258
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes119
Total Polled19,033
Registered Electors24,503
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
A. U. RomanisUnited National PartyElephant8,758
R. R. W. RajapakseChair8,247
H. L. PremadasaStar1,806
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes95
Total Polled18,906
Registered Electors24,503
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
R. R. W. RajapakseHand13,426
A. U. RomanisElephant12,372
P. B. RatnayakeCartwheel151
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes163
Total Polled26,112
Registered Electors30,623
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. WijewardenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand16,991
S. W. AlawathuwalaUnited National PartyElephant13,818
C. A. MathewBell383
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes149
Total Polled31,341
Registered Electors35,891
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

References

  1. ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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